How to Apply for Research Higher Degree Candidature

Applicants should check that they meet the entry requirements for research higher degrees at Swinburne - to do this please consult section two of the Swinburne Research Higher Degree Policy.

Applications can be made at any time of year but if a scholarship is requested with an application, such submissions will only be considered around March and October of each year.

To start the application process for a Research Higher Degree at Swinburne take the following steps:

Determine your research area of interest

Before you begin the process of research higher degree candidature you should have some idea of the research you would like to conduct and the area of academia you are interested in. Swinburne Sarawak offers opportunities in the following areas:

School of Business and Design
Please contact the School directly
School of Engineering, Computing & Science

Engineering Electrical / Electronics / Electronic & Computer Systems Nanoscience and ferroelectric materials Channel Estimation and modelling Communications Theory Information Theory Signal processing Image Processing VLSI for Media Processing Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition Biometrics Cryptosystem RF and Microwave Electronics Passive Microwave Devices Laser diode modulation Optical Fibre Communications Mobile internet Mechanical Engineering Computational fluid dynamics Drying technology Heat and energy Solar heating Robotics and Mechatronics Robot design Machine and mechanisms design Machine vision Intelligent systems and control Civil Engineering Wastewater Treatment Steel connections Thin-walled structures Tubular structures Finite Element Analysis	Biotechnology Fermentation and bioprocess technology Biomass and metabolite production Biosensor development Trace analyses Biomaterials development Molecular plant pathology / biopesticides Molecular markers for crop improvement Antioxidants from plants Molecular parasitology Molecular epidemiology Bioremediation Microbial ecology Aquatic biotechnology Information Technology Affective Computing through biometric information Assisted learning for the Disabled people Adoption of healthcare information system by private/public clinics and hospitals Knowledge discovery Health Economy Biostatistics Zero-knowledge protocol Digital watermarking Artificial intelligence Information Security Usability Pattern recognition Medical imaging Data mining Wireless Mobility Management Network Security Spam Detection Secure Electronic Voting Data Mining Application
School of Language & Foundation
Attitudes and Motivation to Language Learning Locus of Control in Language Learning Language Learning Strategies Classroom Action Research Descriptive Syntax of Southeast Asian Languages Language Contact in Southeast Asia Language Change and Variation Multilingualism and Code Switching Mother Tongue Interference in Language Learning and Performance Moral Studies and Student Decision Making Soft Skills and Employability English Language Proficiency

Engineering

Electrical / Electronics / Electronic & Computer Systems

Nanoscience and ferroelectric materials

Channel Estimation and modelling

Communications Theory

Information Theory

Signal processing

Image Processing

VLSI for Media Processing

Computer Vision and Pattern Recognition

Biometrics Cryptosystem

RF and Microwave Electronics

Passive Microwave Devices

Laser diode modulation

Optical Fibre Communications

Mobile internet

Mechanical Engineering

Computational fluid dynamics

Drying technology

Heat and energy

Solar heating

Robotics and Mechatronics

Robot design

Machine and mechanisms design

Machine vision

Intelligent systems and control

Civil Engineering

Wastewater Treatment

Steel connections

Thin-walled structures

Tubular structures

Finite Element Analysis

Biotechnology

Fermentation and bioprocess technology
Biomass and metabolite production
Biosensor development
Trace analyses
Biomaterials development
Molecular plant pathology / biopesticides
Molecular markers for crop improvement
Antioxidants from plants
Molecular parasitology
Molecular epidemiology
Bioremediation
Microbial ecology

Aquatic biotechnology

Information Technology

Affective Computing through biometric information
Assisted learning for the Disabled people
Adoption of healthcare information system by private/public clinics and hospitals
Knowledge discovery
Health Economy
Biostatistics
Zero-knowledge protocol
Digital watermarking
Artificial intelligence
Information Security
Usability
Pattern recognition
Medical imaging
Data mining
Wireless Mobility Management
Network Security
Spam Detection
Secure Electronic Voting
Data Mining Application

School of Language & Foundation

Attitudes and Motivation to Language Learning

Locus of Control in Language Learning

Language Learning Strategies

Classroom Action Research

Descriptive Syntax of Southeast Asian Languages

Language Contact in Southeast Asia

Language Change and Variation

Multilingualism and Code Switching

Mother Tongue Interference in Language Learning and Performance

Moral Studies and Student Decision Making

Soft Skills and Employability

English Language Proficiency

You can also get an idea of research areas by viewing our past and current masters and PhD projects.

Viewing the web of each School will also be helpful.

Scholarships and fees

Locate a Supervisor for your Research Higher Degree

You will then need to locate a Supervisor for your Research Higher Degree. This is essential as your candidature will not be considered unless you have a willing Supervisor. To discuss supervision possibilities please contact the appropriate School for your area of interest. Normally a Supervisor should come from the School you are studying under (there is a minimum of two academic supervisors). The appropriate contacts are listed below:

School of Business & Design
Dr Ismail Ait Saadi Associate Head (Research) isaadi@swinburne.edu.my
School of Engineering, Computing & Science
For Engineering Dr Almon Chai achai@swinburne.edu.my For Biotechnology Assoc. Prof. Peter Nissom Morin pmorin@swinburne.edu.my	For Information Technology Dr Patrick Then pthen@swinburne.edu.my
School of Language & Foundation
Assoc. Prof. S.C. Wang swang@swinburne.edu.my

Complete and lodge a Research Higher Degrees Candidature Form

You can download an application form for Research Higher Degree Candidature from here. Complete your sections and send the form electronically in its original format to your intended supervisor who will do the submission. Attach scanned, certified supporting documents.

If applying for a scholarship, a referee report must be included with your application. Originals of all supporting documents are required to be produced at enrolment.

The diagram below shows how an application for research higher degree candidature is processed at Swinburne Sarawak.